Professional Night Shot Wedding Photography for Your Big Day
Unique Night Shots to Make Your Wedding Stand Out
Adding night shots to your wedding photos is a great way to make your album stand out. These photos create a romantic and cinematic feel that lifelong memories are made of. Tony Clancy Photography, a skilled documentary-style wedding photographer, specialises in delivering breathtaking night shots that tell your love story beautifully.We capture our night shots with a different aesthetic style than day time shots featuring a moody and romantic feel using special lights and creative angles for long exposures. For stunningnight shot photography in Limerick, Clare and Tipperary, our photographer Tony Clancy use prime lens with a wide aperture like f/1.4 or f/1.8), a flash, and potentially a video light or other artificial lights. We make use of long exposure for capturing enough light in low-light conditions. Our photographer keeps experimenting with creative lighting and settings for making a visual retreat out of your wedding event shots.
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Our Techniques and Equipment for Stunning Night Wedding Photography
We use long exposures to capture the best shot in enough light in low-light conditions. We keep the ISO at a moderate level to avoid grainy images. Our photographer adjusts the aperture wide open to let in as much light as possible. Shutter speed is critical—long enough to gather ambient light but short enough to prevent blurring. Autofocus may struggle in low light, so we use manual focus for capturing best for sharp images.
Our photographer uses off-camera flashes and LED panels for truly illuminating the photos of the couple. Reflectors help bounce available light onto them, adding warmth and clarity. We consider incorporating ambient light sources like fairy lights, lanterns, or streetlights. These creative lighting ideas can transform simple scenes into magical settings.
We mostly frame our night shots against interesting backgrounds like skylines, trees, or the lawn of the hotel where the wedding is taking place, beautiful spots in the hotel space orreflections in glass surfaces for creating eye-catching images. In one of our nights shot we uses two vibrant colour umbrellas against the snowy night sky with the couple in frame for creating a dramatic effect. Again, in one of our shots, we created the frame with a staircase against hanging lights and the bride standing below the staircase for creating a dreamy feel. We plan shots in advance with the couple which helps us to make every scene unforgettable.
Have a look at some of the Night Shots we have captured
Why Choosing the Right Time is Important for Capturing Night Shot?
Choosing the right time is crucial for capturing excellent night shots because it impacts the available light, the overall mood and aesthetic of the image, and the ability to capture details like stars or cityscape elements. Specific time periods like the blue and golden hours, or even astro (pitch black night), offer unique lighting conditions that can enhance the final result.
Why Choose Us?
As we go through most of the day capturing moments like a documentary, we always keep an eye out for creative ways to make our photos stand out. When night falls, we focus on finding the perfect angles and play on light to make our nighttime shots looks moreunique.
Our documentary wedding photography style is all about being modern, creative, and fun! We love capturing the real moments of your special day, focusing on emotions and natural interactions. Our approach allows us to tell your unique love story through beautiful and authentic images.
We deliver the wedding photos of our clients only after properly editing and retouching them. We never offer raw images even if the client asked for. Tony Clancy Photography only deliver the final product after pure editing.
Once your photos are ready, we will upload them to your own personal online gallery. In this gallery, you can easily download, print, and share your beautiful memories with family and friends. We usually deliver between 500 to 700 photos about 8 to 12 weeks after your special day.